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Car crashes into tree, bursts into flames in front of Bradenton home, four transported to hospital

All victims are suffering serious injuries
Posted at 4:47 AM, Dec 15, 2016
and last updated 2016-12-15 09:39:51-05

Four people were injured after the car they were in crashed into a tree in the front yard of a Bradenton home and caught fire. 

The Saturn sedan was traveling in the 2100 block of Martin Luther King Avenue East when the Saturn left the roadway and crashed into a parked vehicle and then a tree approximately twenty feet from a home. 

Bradenton Fire Department had to safely remove three of the four victims from the Saturn. All four passengers were transported to a local hospital for treatment. At this time, the front seat passenger's condition is listed as life threatening. The driver of the Saturn was taken into the ICU. The passengers who were in the backseat of the car are being evaluated for their injuries but they are not serious injuries. 

The crash occurred in the area of 9th Avenue East and 21st Street East in Bradenton. The roadway was cleared and reopened at 6:43 a.m.

There were people in the home at the time of the crash. No injuries were reported from anyone in the home. 

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